CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Madisonville

Kentucky · 16,200 residents · 17.9 sq mi

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With 16,200 people, Madisonville is a city in Kentucky. The typical home is worth $42,900. The median age is 36.1, about 3 years above the US median. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. Median rent is $273 a month. The median household earns $21,468, about 29% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,200

−16%vs 2000

vs 19,307 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

17.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,117)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,177)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(1,009)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,108)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(950)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(2,466)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(2,428)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(1,576)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(1,460)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(1,527)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(890)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(492)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,468

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,097 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,749

−39%vs 2000

vs $19,381 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.5%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,900

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$273

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $372 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.4% in 2000

34.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.5%(16,514)

Black11.2%(2,163)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(259)

Asian0.5%(99)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.5%(14,018)

Black12.6%(2,035)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(139)

Asian0.8%(123)

Other0.1%(24)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(656)

Central American0.6%(122)

Honduran0.6%(115)

Puerto Rican0.2%(34)

Spaniard0.1%(29)

Dominican0.1%(23)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Panamanian0%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(142)

Filipino0.2%(35)

Cambodian0.2%(33)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(125)

Ancestry

English14.7%(2,878)

American11.3%(2,202)

Irish8.4%(1,639)

German7.9%(1,544)

French1.3%(252)

Scottish1.2%(227)

Scotch-Irish1%(194)

Polish0.8%(149)

Welsh0.7%(141)

British0.6%(113)

Italian0.5%(98)

Dutch0.3%(54)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.3%(54)

Swedish0.2%(39)

Ukrainian0.2%(36)

Canadian0.2%(34)

French Canadian0.1%(17)

Norwegian0.1%(17)

Czech0.1%(12)

Danish0%(9)

Subsaharan African0%(9)

Nigerian0%(9)

Arab0%(8)

Syrian0%(8)

Hungarian0%(5)

Russian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.9%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.4%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.5 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.2%(2,674)

Married50.3%(3,714)

Widowed3.1%(228)

Divorced10.4%(766)

Women 15+

Never married27.9%(2,341)

Married42.5%(3,564)

Widowed9.9%(829)

Divorced19.7%(1,654)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−12.2 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.9%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.3%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.8%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.3%(117)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.9%(195)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28%(161)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 575 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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